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What's your thoughts on asylum seekers?

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Lynds778 · 28/01/2025 09:09

I'm all for offering asylum to those genuinely in need but I've seen a lot of negative media recently around 'fake' asylum seekers; people pretending to be from war-torn countries etc to gain entry to the country. Also videos of men giving advice for future asylum seekers on where to say you're from so that you can get in.

Also seen a lot of uproar from local communities about asylum seekers behaving anti-socially, most recently hanging around outside a primary school in Deanshanger and it's got me worried.
I'm also wondering why the large majority of asylum seekers are men and there are less women and children?

So, what's your opinion?

Also, this isn't a racist post. I would have the exact same concerns if these were white asylum seekers from Germany for example. The worry is the system is being abused by some and that we are a bit too lax when it comes to documentation and monitoring of asylum seekers.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14058597/Fake-asylum-seekers-conning-way-Britain-telling-Home-Office-war-torn-Eritrea-bragging-thousands-followers-TikTok.html

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14185169/amp/Four-asylum-seekers-costing-taxpayer-estimated-160-000-year-living-575-000-luxury-home-accused-faking-Afghan-nationalities-UK.html

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Hoppinggreen · 28/01/2025 09:24

My view is that I have no right to judge something I know nothing about

Meecrowahvey · 28/01/2025 09:23

I used have Afghan neighbours that came here as asylum seekers. Their six year old son had a large dent in his skull and brain damage where the taliban had attempted to murder him with a hammer to the head.

I'm very greatful to be born a British citizen and know that I'll never have to suffer such brutality as that family did.

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Lynds778 · 28/01/2025 09:20

Yeah ok I understand the reasons for seeking asylum and that the large majority are genuine. I'm questioning the current process we have which is clearly being abused by some (not all). Is the daily mail not a genuine source, is what they post not real?

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404ErrorCode · 28/01/2025 09:20

I can, and will, only speak of personal experience. They housed some in my small town, and they started plying the teen girls at the park with alcohol. This caused uproar and they got moved.

Not all are genuine, and frustratingly, these ones are making it more difficult for genuine ones, which annoys me immensely.

However, Daily Mail is the scum of the earth, and put in place to wind up people/divide so ignore them like plague generally.

Newmumhere40 · 28/01/2025 09:20

UmbrellaEllaEllaElla · 28/01/2025 09:17

I just don't understand why other wealthy countries like Dubai, Saudi Arabia etc dont take more in.

You don't understand that....really!?

DancefloorAcrobatics · 28/01/2025 09:19

Maybe if we could offer a legitimate way to acess asylum in this country, people wouldn't have to chance it. They wouldn't have to travel half way round the globe and risk being robbed, abused and killed.

Maybe then, the press would stop scaremongering the general public...

LadyKenya · 28/01/2025 09:19

Well said@Flibberdigibbit .

HeronWing · 28/01/2025 09:18

You could also get some useful information about the issues driving people to seek asylum by doing some reading on the Human Rights Watch or Am Etsy International websites.

Flibberdigibbit · 28/01/2025 09:18

I have a problem with tarnishing an entire group of people with negative characteristics under one label.

let's face it - with the world as it is going, we are all more likely to become asylum seekers at some point. So think about how you'd like to be treated when you wear the label.

UmbrellaEllaEllaElla · 28/01/2025 09:17

I just don't understand why other wealthy countries like Dubai, Saudi Arabia etc dont take more in.

Anothernamechane · 28/01/2025 09:17

Do you get all of your news from the Daily Mail op? Or maybe switch between that, the Sun and the Express?

fingertraps · 28/01/2025 09:16

Please stop reading the Daily Mail!

XWKD · 28/01/2025 09:15

I come from somewhere with a lot of asylum seekers. I haven't heard of any trouble with them. Antisocial behaviour is caused by locals.

No33 · 28/01/2025 09:13

Your source says all I need to know

HeronWing · 28/01/2025 09:12

Try providing sources that aren’t a notoriously racist, xenophobic tabloid rag?

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